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11 people are interested
We need help! Escort elders in Boston and Brookline to medical appointments
ORGANIZATION: FriendshipWorks
Please visit the new page to apply.
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11 people are interested
To volunteer: please complete a volunteer application https://fw4elders.org/get-involved/volunteer-application.html Also visit our website to learn more: www.fw4elders.org
Volunteer to accompany elders on their medical appointments. As a volunteer, you provide a friendly face and conversation, and may provide a little added physical support. We are looking for both English and Spanish speaking volunteers to assist elders throughout Boston and Brookline!
Medical Escorts: A "door-through-door" service where volunteers accompany elders to medical appointments, providing personalized support before, during, and after the visit. No car or driving necessary but escorts happen weekdays during business hours.
FriendshipWorks was founded 35 years ago to help reduce social isolation, enhance the quality of life, and preserve the dignity of older adults in Greater Boston. This work is accomplished by recruiting volunteers of all ages, faiths, and backgrounds who provide friendship, advocacy, education, assistance, and emotional support. Volunteers are critical to helping address the serious health risks posed by social isolation in the elder community, including accelerating brain and cardiovascular aging.
Help us make matches that create connections, lead to friendships, and reduce isolation, one elder at a time. In turn, you are rewarded with rich one-on-one relationships. The beauty is in both the giving and receiving at FriendshipWorks.
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About FriendshipWorks
Location:
105 Chauncy St, Suite 801, Boston, MA 02111, US
Mission Statement
FriendshipWorks, formerly MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers, recruits and trains caring individuals to assist elders living in the Boston area. Our mission is to decrease the isolation that too often comes with age and disability, to promote well being, and to enhance the quality of life of elders. We have seen firsthand the difference ongoing companionship and support can make both for our care recipients and our volunteers.
Description
FriendshipWorks offers a variety of support services to elders in the Boston area. We make friendship matches between volunteers and elders. Volunteers often provide companionship, read aloud, take walks, or assist someone with errands. In addition to ongoing companionship, FriendshipWorks provides one-time assistance such as volunteer escorts to and from medical appointments and respite for family caregivers.
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105 Chauncy St Ste 801BostonBoston, MA 02111
DATE POSTED
March 15, 2022
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REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Commitments can be one-time or on-going. Shifts typically last 3-4 hours. All escorts occur during the weekdays, during business hours.
- Opportunities are emailed out 2 weeks in advance to all screened and interviewed volunteers. Volunteers then respond if s/he would like to take a shift.